These Numbers from Apple Inc. Are Mind-Blowing

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been a game-changer for the technology industry. Only 15 years ago, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Since then, Apple has released hit product after hit product, creating some truly incredible numbers and vast fortunes for owners of AAPL stock. Here are 10 of the most jaw-dropping numbers from Apple.

1. 63.6 million units

During the fourth quarter of 2015, Apple sold nearly 64 million “iPhones,” “iPads,” and Macs. The company shipped more than 9.9 million iPads alone. That’s enough to give every single person in Ireland and New Zealand their own tablet. (Source: “Apple Inc Q4 2015 Unaudited Summary Data,” Apple Investor Relations, October 27, 2015.)

2. $32.2 billion

Apple sold 48 million iPhones during the fourth quarter of 2015, grossing over $32.2 billion in revenue. For perspective, Apple’s iPhone revenues alone were more than those of everything Microsoft had to offer during the same period. (Source: “Apple Inc Q4 2015 Unaudited Summary Data,” Apple Investor Relations, October 27, 2015.)

3. $3.6 million

Today’s iPhones have the same capabilities of more than 13 separate electronics gadgets found in an early-90s Radio Shack ad. If you would have bought today’s iPhone in 1991, part by part, it would have cost you $3.6 million. (Source: “How much would an iPhone have cost in 1991?” Tech Policy Daily, February 3, 2014.)

4. $233.7 billion

Apple is a cash-generating machine. In fiscal 2015, the company grossed $233.7 billion in revenue. That’s $640.3 million every day.

5. $53.4 billion

How much of Apple’s $233.7 billion in revenue money flowed to the bottom line? In fiscal 2015, Apple’s profits totaled $53.4 billion; that’s more than the entire economy of Lebanon. (Source: “GDP Current US Dollars,” World Bank, last accessed November 26, 2015.)

6. $658.1 billion

Apple is the world’s largest company by market capitalization. As of November 2015, the company had a recorded market value of $658.1 billion. Apple is worth more than FedEx, Exxon Mobil, and Bank of America combined.

7. $205.7 billion

Apple reported its cash balance hit a record $205.7 billion during the fiscal fourth quarter. To put this number into perspective, if Apple were to withdraw its cash from the bank and stacked it up in $1.00 bills, the pile would be almost 14,000 miles tall. (Source: “Just how much cash does Apple have?,” CNBC, October 28, 2015.)

8. $200 billion

What does Apple plan to do with that cash? Some of that money will be ploughed right back into its business for research and development and other corporate projects. However, most of Apple’s cash will be returned to shareholders. Last April, the company announced it would pay out $200 billion in dividends and stock buybacks by the end of March 2017. (Source: “Apple Expands Capital Return Program to $200 Billion,” Apple Investor Relations, April 27, 2015.)

9. 9,072%

Needless to say, this incredible profitably has translated into lucrative returns for shareholders. Since the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 1980, AAPL stock has delivered a 9,072% return, excluding dividends. If you had invested $1,000 after the IPO, your position would be worth $90,072 today.

10. $905,000

AAPL stock has delivered impressive returns, but an even better investment may have been an Apple computer itself. In 1976, the original “Apple-1” computer was priced at $666.66. But in 2014, a rare Apple-1 machine built in Steve Jobs’ garage was sold at auction for $905,000. (Source: “Record Bid! Early Apple Computer Sells for Nearly $1 Million,” Live Science, October 23, 2014.)
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AAPL Stock: 10 Jaw-Dropping Numbers from Apple Inc.

By Robert Baillieul, B.Comm. Published : November 28, 2015

8. $200 billion

What does Apple plan to do with that cash? Some of that money will be ploughed right back into its business for research and development and other corporate projects. However, most of Apple’s cash will be returned to shareholders. Last April, the company announced it would pay out $200 billion in dividends and stock buybacks by the end of March 2017. (Source: “Apple Expands Capital Return Program to $200 Billion,” Apple Investor Relations, April 27, 2015.)

9. 9,072%

Needless to say, this incredible profitably has translated into lucrative returns for shareholders. Since the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in 1980, AAPL stock has delivered a 9,072% return, excluding dividends. If you had invested $1,000 after the IPO, your position would be worth $90,072 today.

10. $905,000

AAPL stock has delivered impressive returns, but an even better investment may have been an Apple computer itself. In 1976, the original “Apple-1” computer was priced at $666.66. But in 2014, a rare Apple-1 machine built in Steve Jobs’ garage was sold at auction for $905,000. (Source: “Record Bid! Early Apple Computer Sells for Nearly $1 Million,” Live Science, October 23, 2014.)

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